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United States Protection Agency Regulates pesticide use in the united States FIFRA Federal insecticide fungicide and rodenticide act What does FIFRA do? Regulates the production, transportation sale use and disposal of all pesticides IDALS Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship IDALS job Responsible for certifying pesticide applicators. FFDCA Federal food drug and cosmetic act. FFDCA job Federal law regulating the amount of pesticide residues contained on commodities of food Residues Amount of pesticide remaining in or on raw farm products or processed foods. Undesirable presence of a pesticide at the site of application. Measures in ppm ppb ppt Tolerence Maximum amount of pesticide that may legally remain in or on a raw farm product intended for consumption by humans or livestock. Reasonable certainty of no harm. Application rate Amount of pesticide applied to a site usually expressed as a liquid or dry measure per unit area Pre harvest interval Part of the pesticide label that defines the number of days after application of a pesticide before a crop can be harvested. FQPA Food quality protection act FQPA job Federal law that significantly altered portions of both FIFRA and ffdca. Changes included in this act are revised definitions for safe pesticide tolerances for raw and processed foods WPS worker protection standard WPS JOB Set of regulations from the EPA aimed at reducing the risk of of pesticide poisonings, injuries, and exposure to agriculture workers and handlers. ESA Endangered species act ESA JOB Program for the conservation of threatened or endangered plants and animals and the habitats in which they are found Endangered species Species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or significant portion of its range Threatened species Species that is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range Rinsates Solution of water or oil and pesticide left after rinsing a tank; rinse water Hazardous waste Solid or liquid or a contained gaseous material that is no longer used or that no longer serves the purpose fit which it was produced, and could pose dangers to human health and the environment after it is discarded RCRA Resource conservation and recovery act RCRA JOB Gives EPA the authority to control hazardous waste from the cradle to grave. This includes the generation transportation treatment storage and disposal of hazardous waste Pesticide act of Iowa Regulate pesticide use in Iowa Pesticide applicator records -Name & certification number of the license -Name & address of the landowner or customer -Address of the place of application of a restricted use pesticide -Date of pesticide application -Trade name of pesticide product used -Quantity of pesticide product used and the concentration or rate of application -Temperature and direction and velocity of the wind at the time of application -The use of restricted use pesticides -Time pesticide application begins and ends Concentration Amount of active ingredient Ina given volume or weight of a pesticide formulation Sensitive crop directory Online registry that you can use to identify locations of pesticide-sensitive crops and apiaries throughout Iowa Apiaries Bee yards Drift Movement of pesticides through the air to no target areas either as solid or liquid particles or as vapors Sensitive crops Vineyards, orchards, certified organic crops, and fruit and vegetable crops. Sensitive crop registry requirements Commercial use, susceptible to pesticide drift damage and meet minimum acreage requirements Iowa bee rule Establishes cooperation between pesticide applicators and bee keepers to prevent unnecessary bee kills Bee rules -Apiary owner shall register location of their apiaries with the state apiarist in order to protect their bees from pesticide applications. Expires dec 31 each year. -between 8am-6pm a commercial applicator shall not apply a pesticide labeled toxic to bees to blooming crops when the application is located within 1 mile of a registered apiary. Atrazine Restricted use pesticide due to ground and surface water concerns Atrazine use limitations -app. Rates are limited to 2.5pounds or less active ingredient per acre calendar year -Iowa restricts app. Rates to 1.5 lbs. active ingredient per acre per calendar year in 23 counties